A Rose for the Princess
I. Answer the following in a word or a sentence each.
1.Who was the rose a gift for?
Answer:The rose was a gift for princess Jhanara.
2.Why does the princess gift silk to Maqbool?
Answer:The princess was very pleased with the rose Maqbool sent her, so she
gifted silk for a jacket for him.
3.What is the reward Maqbool receives from the princess
for taking her out?
Answer:She gifts him the rose gardens of the quilt to tend for the rest of his
life.
4.What is the request that the princess makes to Maqbool?
Answer:The princess requested Maqbool to send her the prasad, every time he
went to the mandir.
II. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each:
1.Dilruba tells Maqbool that she belongs to his family.
Why does she say this?
Answer:Dilruba is the name given by Maqbool to one rose plant in the garden. So
she says she belongs to his family. Maqbool says that those roses are his only
family.
2.What is the condition Maqbool lays down before he
agrees to take Panna out with him?
Answer:Women seeing bangles or attar they will ask for it. Panna should not
expect Maqbool to buy that for her as he had no money to buy anything.
3.What explanation does Panna give to explain her
statement, “But then the roads were emptied for us.” What is the actual
explanation?
Answer:The actual explanation is that the roads were emptied when the princess
made a visit there. She explained that, she accompanied Princess Jahanara and
then the roads were emptied.
4.What punishment does the Commander give Maqbool? Why?
Answer:Maqbool took princess Jahanara to the bustling streets of Agra, so he
was asked to leave for Sikandra immediately. For taking Jahanara outside,
Maqbool was punished and sent off to work at Akbar Badshah’s tomb at Sikandra.
5.“Because of you, I have had one of the most enjoyable
days of my life” Write in your own words why the princess tells Maqbool so.
Answer:When The Princess visited Agra, the roads were emptied for their visit.
So she did not have a chance to see the crowded streets, people walking here
Mid there. Now she looked around in wonder and delight. In the Hanuman temple,
she rings the bell and eats the prasadam immediately. All this happened because
of Maqbool. So she says that she had one of the most enjoyable days of her
life.
6.Describe Maqbool’s devotion to tending the garden.
Answer:Maqbool’s wife died long ago. His sons were in the Emperor’s army and
were away with their families in the Deccan. Then the roses were his family.
Lovingly he calls each rose by names such as Gulbadan, Badal, Dilruba, and
Ghata. He called the pink rose as ‘Subah’ and presented it with decoration to
princess Jahanara.
III . Use following phrases in sentences of your own:
Won’t tell a soul, with a glint in her eyes, scrambles to his feet, brand of humor.
- Sudha promised that she won’t tell a soul about Radha’s failure in the examination.
- The little girl looked at the new doll with a glint in her eves.
- As soon as the H.M entered the class, the students scramble to their feet
- Vijaya has the habit of telling anything with a brand of humor.
IV. Match these words with their meaning.
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a. tended |
1. moved quickly c |
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b. dazed |
2. took away forcibly e |
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c. scrambled |
3. took care of a |
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d. devastated |
4. tost in thoughts b |
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e. abducted |
5. extremely shocked or sad. d |
V. Yesterday you met Radha, a friend of yours. Here are some things Radha said to you. Tell your mother all that Radha said to you.
Stay with me when you come to Bangalore
(Radha asked me to stay with her when I go to Bangalore)
- I’m
living in Bangalore now.
Radha told me that she was living in Bangalore.then. - My
father isn’t very well
Radha said that her father was not very well. - My
brother and Sita are getting married
Radha told me that her brother and Sita were getting married. - I
saw Latha in a party
Radha said that she had seen Latha at a party. - I
haven’t seen Mahesh recently.
Radha said that she hadn’t seen Mahesh recently. - I
am enjoying my job.
Radha told me that she was enjoying her job. - I
bought a new car last month.
Radha told me that she had bought a new car the previous month. - I’ll
tell Sita I met you.
Radha said to me that she would tell Sita that she had met me.
VI . Write a message to be left for your sister, about a telephone call for her, when she was away. Your message should not exceed 50 words. Put the message in a box.
- Abhinav: Hello, is it 23455051? Could I speak to Deepthi, please?
- Pranav: I’m afraid she is not at home.
- Abhinav: Could you convey to her that Mrs.Srinivasan will be taking maths class tomorrow at 9.00 am? She has to bring her complete project along for submission. The class may go on up to 12 noon.
- Pranav: I surely will convey the message. By the’ way may I know who is calling?
- Abhinav: I am Abhinav, Deepthi’s classmate.
VII Massage:
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Dear Sister Deepthi Abhinav called Mrs. Srinivasan will take Maths class tomorrow at 9.00 A.M. She has asked you to bring a complete project for submission. Classes may go on up to 12 noon. Love |
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